The House Of Welcome could also be called the place of encounters. It is here that we encounter the stories of those who have fled their homes, their culture and way of life because of persecution and danger.
These stories display sadness, joy, risk, courage, frustration, uncertainty and hope …. they have a profound yet simple message for all Australians – beyond the policies and the politics are human beings!
We are couple husband and wife, both we qualified as engineers fled from our war torn home country in December 2008. Luckily we got a tourist visa to Australia. Then we just left our jobs, properties and assets in our country, because that time we only gave priority to our lives. We were threatened, checked, [...]
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I am a new arrival to Australia. According to a long history, I settled in Sydney. I am an ordinary person from South East Asia. Due to my love in democracy and religious freedom, I was arrested and tortured by my authorities. I became a permanent residence of Australia very recently. It is really wonderful [...]
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Until 1992, Australia was unique among countries colonised by Britain for not recognising some form of common law land rights for Indigenous people based on their occupation of the land prior to colonisation and the acquisition of sovereignty. It was declared Terra Nullius The High Court in its decision in Mabo On 3 June 1992, [...]
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Next time you are shopping at your local Supermarket, spare a thought for those anonymous men seen collecting the trolleys made available for your convenience, that are often thoughtlessly left behind all over the car parks and beyond. Their wages are low, their hours are uncertain and the work is hard. Many of these men are recent arrivals [...]
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“I was just passing by and thought I’d drop in”, offered as a reason for visiting the Curtin Detention Centre would be disingenuous in the extreme. To get there I take a flight from Sydney to Perth, from Perth to Broome, and in a hire car drive over 200 kilometres northwards towards Derby on a [...]
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The HoW supports those most in need who are not eligible for support, and empowers clients to join the community with pride.
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